Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MXC Microwave Cross Connect User Manual

820 Pages·2008·14.39 MB·English

Microwave Radio System
Alcatel-Lucent 9500 MXC
Microwave Cross Connect
User Manual
3DB 23063 AEAA - Rev 005 - June 2008
9500 MXC User Manual
3DB 23063 AEAA - Rev 005 June 20087
This manual incorporates features and functions provided with 9500 MXC software release 4.3.
Copyright © 2008 by Alcatel-Lucent
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optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Alcatel-Lucent or its licensor.
Warranty
Any warranty must be referred exclusively to the terms of the contact of sale of the equipment this manual refers to.
Alcatel-Lucent makes no warranty of any kind with regards to this manual, and specifically disclaims the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Alcatel-Lucent will not be liable for errors contained
herein or for damages, whether direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, or special, in connection with the furnishing,
performance, or use of this material.
The product specification and/or performance levels contained in this manual are for information purposes only and
are subject to change without notice. They do not represent any obligation on the part of Alcatel-Lucent.
Safety Recommendations
The safety recommendations below must be considered to avoid injuries on persons and/or damage to the equipment:
1) Service Personnel
Installation and service must be carried out by authorized persons that have the technical training and experience
necessary to make them aware of hazardous operations during installation and service, and of measures to avoid any
danger to themselves, to any other persons, and to the equipment.
2) Access to the Equipment
Access to equipment in use must be restricted to service personnel only.
3) Safety Norms
Recommended safety norms are indicated in this manual. Refer to Volume I.
Local safety regulations must be used if mandatory. Safety instructions in Volume I should be used in addition to the
local safety regulations. In the case of conflict between safety instructions stated in this manual and those indicated in
local regulations, mandatory local norms will prevail. Should not local regulations be mandatory, then safety norms in
this manual will prevail.
4) Service Personnel Skill
Service Personnel must have received adequate technical training on telecommunications and in particular on the
equipment this manual refers to.
Trademarks
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact Information
For Customer Service, contact:
Europe North America North America
Alcatel-Lucent Customer Service Alcatel-Lucent Customer Service WTD (Wireless Transmission Division)
Center Center CTAC Engineers
Rue Albert Schweitzer, 1 Plano Texas
Illkirch (For 9500 MXC issues you may USA
France contact the WTD directly)
Tel. [phone] Tel: [phone] or 613-784-6100 Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
For other regions/countries, please refer to your service contract.
For service returns, please address units to:
USA Canada
Alcatel-Lucent Repair and Return Alcatel-Lucent Repair and Return
1227 West Marshall 349 Terry Fox Drive
Longview, TX 75604 Kanata, Ontario K2K 2V6
Canada
RA#:_______________
RA#:_______________
Product Compliance Notes:
This equipment has been tested for and meets EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. The equipment was tested using screened
cabling. If any other type of cable is used, it may violate compliance.
9500 MXC is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case
the user may be required to take adequate measures. This equipment is intended to be used exclusively in
telecommunications centers.
FCC Compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
WEEE Directive
In accordance with the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC), 9500 MXC is marked with the following symbol:
This symbol indicates that this equipment should be collected separately for the purposes of recovery and/or recycling.
For information about collection and recycling of Alcatel-Lucent equipment, please contact your local Alcatel-Lucent
sales office. If you purchased your product via a distributor, please contact the distributor for information regarding
collection and recovery/recycling.
(WEEE is the acronym is for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
RoHS Directive
The RoHs (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive (2002/95/EC) was implemented on 1 July, 2006. 9500
MXC meets the requirements of this directive, as at the implementation date.
RoHS Compliance: China

Contents
About
Welcome to 9500 MXC.............................................................................xxv
Volume I: 9500 MXC Health and Safety Requirements
Chapter 1. Health and Safety
General Health and Safety..........................................................................1-1
Operator Health and Safety.........................................................................1-2
General Hazards..........................................................................................1-3
Volume II: 9500 MXC System Description
Chapter 1. 9500 MXC System Overview
9500 MXC Platforms..................................................................................1-1
9500 MXC Terminal............................................................................1-1
Terminal Indoor Units..................................................................1-2
9500 MXC Node..................................................................................1-5
Node Indoor Units........................................................................1-6
Node Plug-in Cards......................................................................1-7
9500 MXC ODUs..............................................................................1-12
Craft Terminal Configuration and Diagnostics.........................................1-13
Antennas...................................................................................................1-13
Power Supply ...........................................................................................1-13
Chapter 2. 9500 MXC Terminals
PDH and SDH IDUs...................................................................................2-1
Capacity and Bandwidth Options........................................................2-1
Traffic and Auxiliary Interfaces..........................................................2-3
PDH Trib Ports.............................................................................2-3
SDH Trib Ports.............................................................................2-3
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Auto Insertion of AIS or PRBS on Tribs......................................2-3
Aux Data Port...............................................................................2-4
Alarm I/O Port..............................................................................2-4
Front Panel Layout..............................................................................2-5
Ethernet IDU...............................................................................................2-8
IDU ES Link........................................................................................2-8
IDU ES Capacity and Bandwidth Options..........................................2-8
IDU ES Compatibility.......................................................................2-11
Ethernet Module................................................................................2-12
Ethernet Traffic Configuration...................................................2-12
Transport Channel Configuration...............................................2-13
Basic Port Settings......................................................................2-14
Priority Mapping........................................................................2-14
Flow Control...............................................................................2-15
Disable Address Learning..........................................................2-15
Maximum Frame Size................................................................2-15
Latency.......................................................................................2-15
Ethernet Diagnostics...................................................................2-16
Wayside Traffic Module....................................................................2-16
Auxiliary Data and Alarm I/O Module..............................................2-17
IDU ES Layout..................................................................................2-18
IDU ES Applications.........................................................................2-20
Basic Network Applications.......................................................2-20
Ring Applications.......................................................................2-22
More Information...............................................................................2-22
IDU Protection..........................................................................................2-23
Protected IDUs...................................................................................2-23
IDU Protection Switch Conditions and Criteria.........................2-24
IDU Service Restoration Times..................................................2-27
Platform Layout and Interoperation Data.................................................2-27
Configuration and Diagnostics.................................................................2-28
9500 MXC CT Log-in.......................................................................2-28
Configuration.....................................................................................2-29
Diagnostics........................................................................................2-29
Software Reset...................................................................................2-30
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Chapter 3. 9500 MXC Nodes
Platforms.....................................................................................................3-1
Platform Layout...................................................................................3-2
Slot Assignments.................................................................................3-3
Cross-Connects....................................................................................3-3
Capacity and Bandwidth: PDH and SDH............................................3-6
Capacity and Bandwidth: Ethernet......................................................3-7
Capacity License................................................................................3-11
RAC/ODU Parameters and Interoperation........................................3-12
Plug-in Cards............................................................................................3-13
Overview............................................................................................3-13
NCC...................................................................................................3-15
NCC Functions...........................................................................3-15
NCC User Interfaces...................................................................3-16
FAN...................................................................................................3-17
RAC...................................................................................................3-18
RAC 30V3, RAC 3X..................................................................3-18
RAC 40.......................................................................................3-23
DAC...................................................................................................3-26
DAC 4x.......................................................................................3-27
DAC 16x.....................................................................................3-28
DAC 3xE3/DS3M......................................................................3-29
DAC 1x155o and DAC 2x155o.................................................3-31
DAC 155oM...............................................................................3-32
DAC 2x155e...............................................................................3-35
DAC ES......................................................................................3-36
DAC GE.....................................................................................3-42
AUX...................................................................................................3-54
Auxiliary Interfaces....................................................................3-55
Alarm I/O Interfaces...................................................................3-56
AUX Front Panel........................................................................3-58
NPC...................................................................................................3-58
Protected Operation..................................................................................3-60
Protection Overview..........................................................................3-61
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Hot Standby and Diversity.................................................................3-62
Dual Protection..................................................................................3-63
Ring Protection..................................................................................3-64
Super PDH Rings.......................................................................3-65
Super PDH Ring Operation........................................................3-66
1+1 Protected Ring Links...........................................................3-70
Co-channel XPIC Operation on a Ring......................................3-71
Ethernet Traffic on a Ring..........................................................3-72
DAC/Tributary Protection.................................................................3-76
Protection Switching Criteria............................................................3-77
Switching Guard Times..............................................................3-77
Hot-standby and Diversity Switching Criteria...........................3-77
Dual Protection Switching Criteria.............................................3-80
Ring Protection Switching Criteria............................................3-81
DAC Protection Switching Criteria............................................3-83
NCC Protection with NPC Option.....................................................3-84
Co-channel Operation...............................................................................3-84
XPIC .................................................................................................3-84
RAC 40 Operating Guidelines...........................................................3-86
Backplane Bus Capacity.............................................................3-86
Settings, Protection and ATPC...................................................3-87
Example Configurations.............................................................3-88
Configuration and Diagnostics.................................................................3-97
9500 MXC CT Log-in.......................................................................3-97
Configuration.....................................................................................3-98
Diagnostics........................................................................................3-98
Chapter 4. Outdoor Units
ODU Construction and Mounting...............................................................4-1
ODU Data...................................................................................................4-2
Chapter 5. Configuration and Diagnostics
9500 MXC CT............................................................................................5-1
9500 MXC CT Feature Summary........................................................5-1
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